Earthwork defences at Priddy’s Hard

Earthwork defences at Priddy’s Hard is an archaeological site in Portsmouth, England. Earthwork defences at Priddy’s Hard is situated nearby to the grassland Former RNAD Priddy’s Hard, as well as near Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower and HMS Victory.

Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower

Museum

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The Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower is situated in the former Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Priddy's Hard, in Gosport, Hampshire, England. It now forms part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy. Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower is situated 570 feet east of Earthwork defences at Priddy’s Hard.

HMS Victory

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HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With 248 years of service as of 2026, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission. HMS Victory is situated 1 mile southeast of Earthwork defences at Priddy’s Hard.

HMS Warrior

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HMS Warrior is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–1861. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads. Warrior and her sister ship HMS Black Prince were the first armour-plated, iron-hulled warships, and were built in response to France's launching in 1859 of the first ocean-going ironclad warship, the wooden-hulled Gloire. HMS Warrior is situated 1 mile southeast of Earthwork defences at Priddy’s Hard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hardway and Gosport.

Hardway

Suburb

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Hardway is a suburb of the town of Gosport, in the Gosport district, in Hampshire, England. The suburb is made up of a few industrial estates, residential housing and a port. The suburb sits on the side of Portsmouth Harbour opposite to the naval base.

Gosport

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Gosport is a town in Hampshire, a short water ride away from Portsmouth. Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.

Fort Elson

Locality

Photo: David Alan Moore, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Elson was one of the early Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, the northernmost polygonal land fort in the defence line to the west of Gosport.

Earthwork defences at Priddy’s Hard

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.80692° or 50° 48′ 25″ north

Longitude

-1.12862° or 1° 7′ 43″ west

Open location code

9C2WRV4C+QH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1062314199

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Former RNAD Priddy’s Hard and Priddy’s Hard Nature Reserve.

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